General Electric is reporting a 44% drop in quarterly profit. Despite this, the technology conglomerate is still paying dividends to investors. Why? Alisa Roth reports.
General Electric closed its fourth quarter on one of the toughest years in its 117-year history. Alisa Roth looks into whether or not the drop is recession-based.
A report out today on health care reviews which options may be economically viable. It found that several proposals could work, but the key is forcing people to get coverage. Alisa Roth reports.
As the auto industry looks ahead towards the next 12 months, even strong foreign companies have to readjust their original profit forecasts. Steve Chiotakis reviews carmakers' 2009 outlook with Marketplace's Alisa Roth.
President Bush announced that the federal government will offer General Motors and Chrysler $17.4 billion in loans to help the struggling auto industry. The loans will come from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Scott Jagow speaks with Alisa Roth about the conditions of the bailout.
President-elect Obama is nominating Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alisa Roth has more about Schapiro, who could be the first woman to hold the SEC chair position permanently.
Like the Big Three, Honda is also having a hard time selling cars. The company issued profit warnings for the third time this year. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's Alisa Roth about how the automaker is saving cash.
Up until now, Goldman Sachs has refrained from showing quarterly losses. But today, the bank lost $5 a share. Scott Jagow talks to Marketplace's Alisa Roth about how it plans to weather the drop.
Senate Republicans put the auto industry bailout plan on hold, so where do the Big Three go from here? Alisa Roth reports on the different paths the automakers can travel.
